Lasse Moilanen has been appointed as the new CEO of Mining Finland association

Lasse Moilanen, M.Sc. in Process Engineering, has been appointed as the CEO of Mining Finland, starting on 1st July 2022 as the former CEO Miia Mikkonen joins the corporate world from the position.  

Lasse joins Mining Finland from BioSO4 Ltd, a start-up distributor company of mining reagents, where he is the CEO and shareholder responsible for business development and marketing. Before BioSO4 he gained valuable international experience by carrying out a global chemical sales positions in Brenntag Nordic Oy and Chemec Oy. Lasse have 18 years’ experience of international chemical sales, logistics and building distributor networks. 

Lasse´s wide-ranging background in the mining industry and experience in a small high-technology company aiming to the international mining market supports Lasse in his work with Mining Finland.

Lasse Moilanen

“I am looking forward continuing building the Mining Finland brand and introducing the high competence and expertise of the Finnish mining technology companies to the mining industry. Those companies can make the mining industry more sustainable.”

The chairman of the Mining Finland board, Riku Helander, comments: ”Lasse has diverse experience of the mining industry, which provides a strong foundation to develop Mining Finland further. Currently, the mining industry is experiencing rapid growth. During this rapid growth it is important that Mining Finland can support its member organizations to demonstrate both in Finland and at global market that sustainable mining is achievable with Nordic technology. I also want to thank Miia for actively leading and developing Mining Finland and wish her all the best with her new challenges”

For further information, please contact:

Riku Helander, tel. +358 50 483 6001, or

Lasse Moilanen, tel. +358 50 388 8473